Volleyball roundup: Lady Lions earn second in home invite

Leavenworth, Pleasant Ridge and University of Saint Mary all record mixed results.

Staff reports

Playing in the friendly confines of its home gymnasium, the Lansing volleyball team hosted its annual invitational on Saturday.

From morning until afternoon, the Lady Lions put in a full day’s work of volleyball before finishing in second place behind Olathe Northwest.

In fact, Northwest was the only team to beat Lansing on the day as the home team won four out of its six matches.

“I felt that the girls played really tough defensively,” Lansing coach Julie Slater said. “I was pleased with our offense and our two setters Bri Lozenski and Jenna Hoyt did a great job of distributing the sets. Team chemistry is really good; It was a good day for us and I was proud of the girls.”

In pool play, the red and white finished 3-1 after beating Piper 25-15, 25-23, Spring Hill 25-14, 25-14 and Shawnee Mission North 25-7, 25-18. The team lost to Northwest 25-22, 25-21.

Lansing then defeated Louisburg 19-25, 25-22 and 25-22 in the semifinals before falling to Northwest again, 25-14, 20-25 and 25-16, in the championship.

In bracket play, the Lady Pioneers fell to Baldwin 25-11, 25-18 before beating Perry 27-25, 25-21 to capture seventh from the competition.

“We continue to progress as a team,” LV coach Josh Padilla said.
“There are times we have moments of brilliance and times when we internalize, as individuals, what is going on around us. We still have some work to do, but don’t count us out.”

Leavenworth, 4-6, will play at Lawrence on Thursday at 5 p.m.

PR has good moments in Nemaha Valley
On Saturday, the Pleasant Ridge volleyball team walked away from the Nemaha Valley Tournament even stevens.

The Lady Rams racked up two wins, but also two losses in the day-long competition. To begin, Ridge lost to Marysville 25-19, 25-11 before beating McLouth 25-23, 25-20. In its third game, PR lost to Nemaha 25-14, 25-18 and finished the day toppling Horton 25-17, 25-21.

“The girls had good moments and played together throughout the tournament,” Lady Rams coach Amy Bergman said.

“Although we are still experimenting with the rotation, I have a huge amount of respect for the setters, Brooke Wagner and Kimberly Barber, and all that they bring to the team. We would not be as strong without them leading.”

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